Breast Cancer patients are set to benefit from a £40,000 grant made by health charity Walk the Walk to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Walk the Walk is best known as the organiser of the iconic MoonWalk London, when thousands of women and men walk overnight marathons through the city’s streets, weari...
Richard Spratt, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, was invited to speak at the Policy Forum for Northern Ireland on the topic of “Next Steps for Cancer Care in NI.” Richard was part of a panel discussion on the “Long-term goals for improving cancer outcomes.” ...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland welcomes the appointment of Robin Swann MLA as Health Minister in the newly formed Northern Ireland Executive. Minister Swann, a UUP MLA for North Antrim, returns to this post after serving as Health Minister in the previous Executive from 2020-2022. “We established a p...
Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday 4th February, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is making a call for 500 brave participants to register for its renowned Mourne Seven Summits and Twin Peaks challenge events on 15 June this year. The call comes as the charity has unveiled Decathlon as the chief sponso...
This week, the All-Party Group on Cancer for the Northern Ireland Assembly met to discuss cervical screening in NI. It featured presentations from Dr Stephen Austin (Executive Medical Director, Southern HSC Trust) and Dr Joanne McClean (Director of Public Health, HSC Public Health Agency). Topics in...
